diff --git a/reader.go b/reader.go
index aef8bcf..a973f5b 100644
--- a/reader.go
+++ b/reader.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ func New(r io.Reader) *Reader {
 	return &Reader{
 		buf: ds.NewArrayStack[posRune](),
 		src: bufio.NewReader(r),
-		pos: &Position{},
+		pos: &Position{Index: 0, Line: 1, Column: 0},
 	}
 }